| abstract |
Provided are a novel hydrocarbon-containing carboxylic acid, hydrocarbon-containing sulfonic acid, hydrocarbon-containing sulfuric acid ester or salt thereof, and a surfactant. The present invention is a compound which is characterized by being represented by general formula (1).nCR 1 R 2 R 4 -CR 3 R 5 -X-AtGeneral formula (1)n(In the formula, each of R 1 -R 5 represents H or a monovalent substituent, provided that at least one of R 1 and R 3 represents a group represented by general formula -Y-R 6 and at least one of R 2 and R 5 represents a group represented by general formula -X-A or a group represented by general formula -Y-R 6 ; and a plurality of A moieties may be the same or different, and each A moiety represents -COOM, -SO 3 M or -OSO 3 M.) |